"When you sell a man a book you don't just sell him paper, ink and glue, you sell him a whole new life! There's heaven and earth in a real book. The real purpose of books is to inspire the mind into its own thinking."
– Christopher Morley

Chapter 4: Fasting Fights Deadly Acid Crystals

Toxic Acid Crystals Can Cement Your Joints to Make You Stiff

How Toxic Acid Crystals Build in Your Body

Back Pains – The Curse of Mankind

Fasting for Purification

Victory Won By Fasting, Diet and Exercise

Mother Nature Works Slowly, But Surely

Chapter 5: Scientific Fasting Explained

Fasting is as Old as Man

Fasting Awakens the Mind and Soul

The Biblical Patriarchs Fasted

Fasting – The Safe, Perfect Cleanser

Don’t be a Slave to Food

Plan Your Fasting Program Today

Your Mind Must Rule Your Body to Fast Successfully

No Breakfast Plan is Best

Healthy Eating Habits Keep You Youthful

Americans Love to Eat Socially!

Keeping Internally Clean is Critical

Are You Ready to Fast, Detox and Get Healthy?

Juice Fast – an Introduction to Water Fast

Some Powerful Juice Combinations

The 70% Watery Human

Chapter 6: Why I Drink Only Distilled Water!

Hard Inorganic Minerals Cause Problems!

Millions Drink Rain (Distilled) Water

Distilled Water is Best for Your Health

Ten Reasons to Drink Distilled Water (list)

Chapter 7: How Long Should One Fast?

Shorter Fasts Are Better and Safer

Why Should You Fast?

Great Benefits From Short and Long Fasts

Fasting Appreciated Worldwide

Pre-Cleanse For Better Fasting Results

Here is My Fasting Program – Which I Recommend

Breaking Health Laws – You Pay the Price!

Chapter 8: How to Break a 24 Hour Fast

Follow These Instructions Carefully!

Your Kidneys – The Miracle Organs

A Swiss Doctor Was My Human Savior

Keep Your Meals Healthy and Simple

The Vegetarian Diet is Healthiest!

"It's never too late to be what you might have been."– George Elliot

Chapter 9: I Fast 7 to 10 Days, 4 Times a Year

Here’s the Path to Perfect Health!

Fasting Balances Your Thermostat Naturally

Mother Nature Intended the Body and Breath to Be Sweet

Unhealthy Lifestyle Causes Chronic Fatigue

Fasting Pulls Out Toxins and Poisons

Fasting Promotes Healthy Elimination

How to Conduct a 3 Day, 7 Day & 10 Day Fast

Chapter 10: How to Break Long Fasts

How to Break a 7 Day Fast

How to Break a 10 Day Fast

The Ideal Elimination Program

Vegetarianism Versus Meat Eating

Eliminating Meat is Safer & Healthier

Seven of My Beloved Teachers

Chapter 11: Your Tongue Never Lies

The Body Can Take a Lot of Abuse

Learn to Read Your Tongue's Message

Chapter 12: Just Grain and Bear It

Don't Live to Eat – Eat to Live & Be Healthy

Give the Vital Force a Chance to Clean House

Chapter 13: Fasting Fights and Removes Mucus

American Diet Forms Mucus and Illness

Mucus Shows Up in the Urine when Fasting

Winter Miseries? Or Body Cleansing?

Take the Mucus Test

Breaking Bad Habits Through Fasting

Deadly Smoking Facts! (list)

Chapter 14: Fasting Melts Away Pounds!

Fat is a Burden and Health Risk!

Fasting Rewards You with Increased Energy

Your Waistline is Your Lifeline & Dateline!

Fasting – A Challenge to Improve Your Health & Looks

Do These Exercises Daily

Chapter 15: How to Gain Weight by Fasting

Miracles Happen With Fasting!

Fasting is a Weight Normalizer

The Doctor of the Future (graphic)

"Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law."– Psalm 119:18

Chapter 16: Fasting Fights Winter Miseries

Fast and Rest For Your Healing!

The Body is Self-Healing & Self-Repairing

Premature Ageing (graphic)

Chapter 17: Outwit Premature Aging

Take This Quiz and The Mirror Test

Recharged, So at 70 World Tennis Champ

The Opportunity of Your Lifetime

Chapter 18: Fasting Keeps the Arteries Young

You are as Old as Your Arteries

Shocking Heart Facts About the #1 Killer

What You Eat and Drink Becomes You

Eat Healthy – Live Healthy – Live Long

The Heart and Circulatory System (graphic)

Healthy Heart Habits For a Long, Vital Life (chart)

Recommended Blood Chemistry Values

You Have Nine Doctors at Your Command

Chapter 19: Doctor Sunshine

Sunshine Brings Peace, Relaxation to Nerves

Gentle Sun Rays are Soothing and Best

Chapter 20: Doctor Fresh Air

Our Body is a Breathing Machine

Deep Breathers Live Longer

India’s Holy Men Practice Deep, Slow Breathing

Deep Breathing – Secret of Endurance

Chapter 21: Doctor Pure Water

The Water You Drink Can Make or Break Your Heart

Most Ancient Healers Used Water Therapy

How Our Body Uses Water

Chapter 22: Doctor Good Natural Food

Healthy Foods Build and Maintain Your Body!

Iodine from Kelp is Important

The Effect of Good Food on the Brain

Alcohol, Toxins and Drugs Are Killers!

Refined, Processed Foods Produce Learning Disabled Children

Most Young American Men Are Unfit

American Adults are in a Sad Physical & Mental Condition

Mental, Physical and Spiritual Rewards

Healthy Eating is a Science!

"We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things, than we can afford to spend minor time on major things!"– Jim Rohn

Chapter 23: Doctor Fasting

Chapter 24: Doctor Exercise

The Major Muscles of the Human Body (graphic)

Exercise Normalizes Blood Pressure

Walking for Health, Fitness and Life

Walking – The King of Exercise

The Importance of Abdominal Exercises

Should You Exercise While Fasting?

Iron Pumping Oldsters

Amazing Strength Results in 8 Weeks

Study Shows Fitness Improves Wellness

Chapter 25: Doctor Rest

Check Your Mattress (graphic)

Why Do We Rest?

Rest Must Be Earned

Life is Meant to be Enjoyed, Not Hectic & Rushed

Mother Nature Knows What’s Best!

Relax and Enjoy Your Life – It’s No Crime

Some Relaxation Techniques

Insomnia Will Vanish

Chapter 26: Doctor Good Posture

Posture Chart (graphic)

Take the Mirror Posture Test

Bragg Posture Exercise

Good Posture is Important For Health

How to Sit, Stand and Walk for Strength, Youthfulness, Health

Illness That Cannot Be Cured By Fasting, Cannot Be Cured

Chapter 27: Doctor Human Mind

Brain Areas (graphic)

Your Body, Your Precious Home – Protect It

Correct Thinking Important for Health

Your Mind Must Control Your Body!

Drugs Control Addict’s Mind!

Let Your Mind Guide You to Health!

Miracle Rewards With Fasting

Inner Spiritual Harmony is Important

"Kindness should be a frame of mind in which we are alert to every opportunity: to do, to give, to share, and to cheer. "– Patricia Bragg

"Nature cannot be hastened. The bloom of a flower opens in its own time." – Paul Bruton

"The head is clearer, the health is better, the heart is lighter, and the purse is heavier."– Scottish clergyman on fasting, circa 1800.

Chapter 28: Spiritual Aspects of Fasting

Fasting Gives Mental & Physical Awareness

Great Spiritual Leaders Practiced Fasting

My Unforgettable Experience with Gandhi

Fasting Brings Spiritual Rebirth to All Who Cleanse

The Grotto Where Jesus Fasted

The Fast of 40 Days and 40 Nights

A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

Your Body is Your Temple and Needs the Best Care

Take Time for 12 Things (list)

The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle

Chapter 29: The Science of Eating for Super Health

A Tropical Paradise for Health

Eat Simple and Natural to Stay Healthy

Organic Fruits – the Prize Food of Man (list)

Nut and Seed List

Organic Vegetables – The Purifiers and Protectors

Natural Sweetening Agents

Natural Oils

Natural Whole Grains, Flours and Cereals

Sample Health Menus

Healthy Beverages (recipes)

The Bragg Pep Drink

Vegetable Protein Percentage (chart)

Foods Naturally Rich in Vitamin E (chart)

Phytochemicals Help Prevent Cancer (chart)

Body Signs of Potassium Deficiency (chart)

Avoid These Processed, Refined, Harmful Foods (list)

The Miracles of Apple Cider Vinegar (list)

Chapter 30: Mother Nature Knows No Mercy

Mother Nature Wants Us Clean & Healthy

Which Kind of Person are You?

Alternative Health Therapies

Boron – Miracle Trace Mineral for Healthy Bones

Miraculous Testimonials

Index

"Living in harmony with the universe is living totally alive, full of vitality, health, joy, power, love, and abundance on every level."– Shakti Gawain

"Nature never makes any fuss, and yet it does eveything." –Lao-Tzu

"On a fast day you shall read the words of the Lord." – Jeremiah 36:6

"If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I would say books (Bible, etc.) friends and nature; and the greatest, the most constant and always at hand is nature."– John Burroughs